Henderson County will be on road Wednesday and at home on the Fourth

Published: Monday, July 1, 2013 at 9:31 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, July 1, 2013 at 9:31 p.m.

While there will be fireworks filling the sky on the Fourth of July at Jackson Park, there will be some more fireworks over at East Henderson High’s baseball field as Henderson County Post 77 will be at home for Thursday’s second game of the best-of-five first round of the Area IV playoffs.

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AREA IV LEGION PLAYOFFS

First round(best-of-five series, all games at 7 p.m.)Game 1, Wednesday: Henderson County at Lincoln CountyGame 2, Thursday: Lincoln County at Henderson CountyGame 3, Friday: Henderson County at Lincoln CountyGame 4, Saturday: Lincoln County at Henderson County (if necessary)Game 5, Sunday: Henderson County at Lincoln County (if necessary

Post 77 (8-14, 7-9) earned the sixth seed out of the Western Division and will be taking on the Eastern Division’s No. 3 seed, Lincoln County (11-9, 9-5). Wednesday’s Game 1 will be at East Lincoln High School in Denver, with Thursday’s Game 2 at East Henderson. The games will alternate sites until the series ends, and each game is set to start at 7 p.m.

“We really like our chances, because we were on a pretty good hot streak late in the season,” Henderson County coach Ray Gill said.

Post 77 had a four-game winning streak last week with wins against Haywood County, Burke County, Cherryville and Rutherford. Henderson County ended up falling in its last two regular-season games over the weekend against Cherryville and Haywood.

Gill said the team will enjoy its one day of rest today after a grueling schedule that saw 22 games played over a span of 30 days.

“The guys are hungry. Post 77 hasn’t won a playoff series in a long, long time, and these guys are hoping to do that,” Gill said.

Henderson County has two college freshmen on its roster, and both are former East Henderson stars: Thomas Waddell and Avery Sneed, who are both at Catawba Valley Community College. The team’s two top pitchers are East graduate Zack Oberlies, who recently signed with Southern Wesleyan, and Hendersonville rising senior Sam Linn, who recently committed to the College of Charleston.

Mint Hill and Shelby earned the top seeds for the playoffs. Cherryville, the East’s No. 4 seed, will be seeking its seventh straight Area IV title.

<p>While there will be fireworks filling the sky on the Fourth of July at Jackson Park, there will be some more fireworks over at East Henderson High's baseball field as Henderson County Post 77 will be at home for Thursday's second game of the best-of-five first round of the Area IV playoffs.</p><p>Post 77 (8-14, 7-9) earned the sixth seed out of the Western Division and will be taking on the Eastern Division's No. 3 seed, Lincoln County (11-9, 9-5). Wednesday's Game 1 will be at East Lincoln High School in Denver, with Thursday's Game 2 at East Henderson. The games will alternate sites until the series ends, and each game is set to start at 7 p.m.</p><p>“We really like our chances, because we were on a pretty good hot streak late in the season,” Henderson County coach Ray Gill said.</p><p>Post 77 had a four-game winning streak last week with wins against Haywood County, Burke County, Cherryville and Rutherford. Henderson County ended up falling in its last two regular-season games over the weekend against Cherryville and Haywood.</p><p>Gill said the team will enjoy its one day of rest today after a grueling schedule that saw 22 games played over a span of 30 days.</p><p>“The guys are hungry. Post 77 hasn't won a playoff series in a long, long time, and these guys are hoping to do that,” Gill said.</p><p>Henderson County has two college freshmen on its roster, and both are former East Henderson stars: Thomas Waddell and Avery Sneed, who are both at Catawba Valley Community College. The team's two top pitchers are East graduate Zack Oberlies, who recently signed with Southern Wesleyan, and Hendersonville rising senior Sam Linn, who recently committed to the College of Charleston.</p><p>Mint Hill and Shelby earned the top seeds for the playoffs. Cherryville, the East's No. 4 seed, will be seeking its seventh straight Area IV title.</p>